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Medical Terminology Unit 2 Flashcards

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superior

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towards the head or upper portion of the body

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inferior

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towards the feet or lower portion of the body

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anterior

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towards the front of the body

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ventral

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towards the front of the body

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posterior

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towards the back of the body

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dorsal

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towards the back of the body

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caudad

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the direction of the x-ray tube directed towards the feet

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cephalad

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direction of the x-ray tube towards the head

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medial

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towards the middle or the center of the body

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lateral

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on or closer to the side

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promixal

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nearer to the point where the limb attaches to the body

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distal

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further from the point where the limb attaches to the body

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bilateral

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pertaining to both sides of the body or structure

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unilateral

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pertaining to only one side of the body or structure

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deep

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toward the inferior

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superficial

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near the surface

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visceral

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refers to the internal organs

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axial

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around an axis or central ray angled along axis

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abduction

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joint moving away from midline

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adduction

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joint moving toward the midline

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circumduction

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moving a body part to trace a circle

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eversion

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turned outward

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inversion

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turned inward

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flexion

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bending of a joint (think of muscle contractions)

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extension

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straightening of a joint (think of muscle contractions)

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supination

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turning of the palm of the hand or the medical edge of the foot upward

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pronation

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turning the palm of the hand downward or raising the lateral edge of the foot

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dorsiflexion

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rotation of the foot upwards

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plantar flexion

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rotation of the foot downward

30
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hyperextension

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extending of a joint past a straight or neutral position

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protraction

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movement forward from a normal position

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retraction

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movement backward or drawn back from a normal position

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Anatomical Positioning

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Patient standing facing forward, arms at side , palms forward, legs straight , feet flat and toes pointed forward

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Projection

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A positioning term that describes the direction of a x-ray beam

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Anteroposterior (AP) projection

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The standard position where the x-ray passes front to back

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Posteroanterior Projection

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X-ray passing back to front ; also a standard position

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Mediolateral projection

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Ray passing from inside of the body towards the outside

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Laterinedial projection

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Ray passes from the outside of the body towards the inside

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Anatomical Positioning

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Patient standing facing forward, arms at side , palms forward, legs straight , feet flat and toes pointed forward

40
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Projection

A

A positioning term that describes the direction of a x-ray beam

41
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Anteroposterior (AP) projection

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The standard position where the x-ray passes front to back

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Posteroanterior Projection

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X-ray passing back to front ; also a standard position

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Mediolateral projection

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Ray passing from inside of the body towards the outside

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Laterimedial projection

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Ray passes from the outside of the body towards the inside

45
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Anatomical Positioning

A

Patient standing facing forward, arms at side , palms forward, legs straight , feet flat and toes pointed forward

46
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Projection

A

A positioning term that describes the direction of a x-ray beam

47
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Anteroposterior (AP) projection

A

The standard position where the x-ray passes front to back

48
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Posteroanterior Projection

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X-ray passing back to front ; also a standard position

49
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Mediolateral projection

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Ray passing from inside of the body towards the outside

50
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Lateromedial projection

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Ray passes from the outside of the body towards the inside

51
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decubitus (remember position of central ray)

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central ray in a horizontal position and person is lying in a sideways superman

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supine

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patient lies on back with arms at side and everything lying straight out

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prone

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patient lying on stomach with legs straight out and arms under the head or bent at sides

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recumbent

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refers to a patient lying down in any postion

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dorsal recumbent

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patient lying on back and knees possibly bent

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ventral recumbent

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patient lying face down

57
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lateral recumbent

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patient lying on side

58
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lithotomy position

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(baby being delivered position)
knees and hips flexed
thighs abducted and rotated externally

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central ray

A

the angle and direction of x-ray tube in relation to the image receptor or body part. With a reference to the middle of the x-ray beam coming from the x-ray tube

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perpendicular

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alignment of the central ray at 90 degrees to the IR

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projection

A

path or direction of the central ray as it passes through the patient to give an image on the IR

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palpitation

A

the process of applying light pressure with the fingertips onto the patient to find positioning landmarks

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topographic landmarks

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bony structures used by technologist to find structures/organs on the body

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sagittal plane

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divides the body into left and right hemispheres

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longitudinal plane

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divides the body into left and right hemispheres

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median plane

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divides the body into left and right hemispheres

67
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mid- plane

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just means making the division equally

68
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coronal plane

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divides the body into front and back sections

69
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transverse plane

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divides the body into upper and lower

70
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horizontal plane

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divides the body into upper and lower

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oblique plane

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longitudinal or transverse plane at a slant and not parallel to any other plane

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